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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was The Kid finally disposed of?

2. Who tries to shoot Nick and Tom?

3. When Harold arrives home at the end of the day, he finds Nadine what?

4. The group suggests that Stu become what?

5. What is Trashcan Man inspecting the air force testing ground looking for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Randall Flagg at the end of the novel?

2. What does Glen mean when he called Flagg "the last magician of rational thought"?

3. What happens to Harold and Nadine when they are riding west on their motorcycles?

4. Why is the Dark Man so afraid of Mother Abigail?

5. Was Harold Lauder's death arranged by someone?

6. What was the point of sending Stu, Ralph, Glen and Larry to confront Randall?

7. Which characters survive at the end of the novel?

8. Why is Nadine Cross concerned about Harold Lauder?

9. What does Trashcan Man hope to find at the Nellis Air Force Range?

10. Why does Tom Cullen leave Las Vegas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of loneliness.

Essay Topic 2

Harold Lauder is a morally ambivalent character who arrives at more than one spiritual crossroad in the novel. How do his values determine his choices? What is the consequence of the path he chooses to pursue?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Mother Abagail’s self-perceived role in relationship to her god. How do the Free Zone survivors view her?

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